An argument over saltine crackers led to a bloody knife fight between an uncle and nephew in a South Bridge Street home Thursday night, according to police.
Capt. Arthur Monfette said the incident began when the uncle, Pedro Mendoza, 37, of 13 Worcester Place, became upset because his nephewÂ’s ex-girlfriend was cooking with the saltines.
Monfette said the nephew, Carlos Pagan, 18, who lives at the 542 South Bridge Street residence where the incident occurred, stuck up for his ex-girlfriend and the argument escalated into a knife fight.
Mendoza was stabbed and slashed in 11 different places and Pagan got slashed once in the hand, Monfette said. Both men were taken to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries
Charges are pending further investigation, Monfette said. Police were summoned to the home shortly after 10:35 p.m.